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Italian Festivals and Sagras - Festivals in Italy

Festivals in Italy, including carnevale and sagre. Many Italian weekends are spent celebrating food, art, and culture of Italy. Festivals are a way to get in tune with Italian culture. Here you'll find information on Italian festivals that you can attend (and are encouraged to do so).
Avetrana and the Festival of San Biagio, martyr and Patron Sa…
Avetrana in Puglia, pictures of the San Biagio festival.
L'ardia di San Costantino
A sacred horse race and festival held in Sardinia where Constantine is considered a saint. An interesting experience in an out-of-the-way place.
Italian Festivals from About's Italian Language Site
Michael San Filippe has built a tremendous resource around Italian festivals and the Italian Language. Learn about the festivals and get some Italian to say to the people you meet.
Calendar of Traditional Events in Italy
A good, though not extensive, list of festivals throughout Italy.
Folk and Gastronomic Festivals in Ancona Province
An extensive list of the festivals near Ancona. Mostly in Italian.
Italian Festivals from 2 Camels
Not just a listing of Italian festivals, but festival stories told by folks that have been there.
Italian Festivals and Celebrations
Lots of links to some pretty interesting festivals in Italy from Italian Language guide Michael San Filippo.
Italian Food Festivals in Lombardy
It's a rich food region, and you might be interested in poping down some frogs, or going to the rice festival.
Italian Holidays, Festivals and Street Parties
Incredible database of Italian festivals, searchable in just about every way possible. Try "oddities" for 20 of the great lesser-known festas.
Italian Winefests
Italian Food Guide Kyle Phillips pulls together a list of interesting Italian festivals.
Italy - Local Flag Throwing Festivals
Flag throwing is often found in many medieval festivals, the Palio di Siena the best known.
La Notte Bianca - The White Night - Rome Festival - September
In September, Rome will stay up all night long, starting at 8pm on Saturday and continuing all night until 8am on Sunday. Free events.
Sardinian Festivals
A pretty complete list of festivals in Sardinia.
Slow Food Cheese Fair
Every September in the Italian town of Bra, real cheese is celebrated. Part of the Slow Food movement.
Venice Festivals
A good list of festivals and major events in Venice, Italy.
Winefests in Tuscany
A text list of all the wine festivals in Tuscany.
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